Stolen Valor
Stolen Valor Posts and FOIA Results
I have some good news and some bad news depending on your point of view. We are finally getting FOIA results back with increased frequency. I’d say about 4-5 weeks is the average time from filing to getting results. I’m speaking of the NPRC. The Navy and the Army have been consistent throughout the COVID […]
Sarah Cavanaugh Gets Reduced Sentence
We have posted about Sarah many times. This stolen valor theif has now been given a reduced sentence – nine (9) months shaved off. RI woman convicted of impersonating a sick and injured Marine gets a lighter sentence Katie Mulvaney | Providence Journal | Jan 16, 2024 PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has shaved nine […]
Sarah Cavanaugh: Have A Heart
We’ve written about the woman in Rhode Island that posed as a sick Marine and bilked people out of a quarter million dollars. Although currently in prison, there’s a good chance the laws will change and she can get out early, but apparently that’s not good enough for Sarah – she wants released now citing […]
Legislators Crack Down on Stolen Valor Businesses
Military.com reports that a new defense policy bill seeks to make it more difficult to falsely claim a business is veteran-owned when it isn’t. Crackdown on Stolen Valor by Businesses Included in Defense Bill Set to Become Law Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel | December 12, 2023 The sweeping defense policy bill poised to pass […]
Hamm Sentenced to 11 Years for Stolen Valor and Fraud
We wrote about Derek Hamm in the following two blogs Texas Man Indicted on Stolen Valor Derek Hamm – The Rest of the Story As a quick reminder, Hamm claimed that he had been awarded a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. He scammed a lot of people. Well, they finally got […]
Sarah Cavanaugh, who posed as Marine with cancer, now eligible for reduced sentence
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh stole the identity of a Marine with cancer. Cavanaugh later admitted to fraudulently receiving a quarter million dollars from charitable donations and employee benefit programs while using this identity. She was sentenced to serve six years, scheduled to be released from prison towards the end of 2027. A new federal rule makes […]
Purple Heartbreak: Living the Lie
Stan Wineberg lived quite the life. Claims of Green Beret, Purple Heart, Vanity Plates, etc. Over six wives were left in financial ruin. PURPLE HEARTBREAK: Fake war hero scammed state — and many others along the way By Elias Weiss, Managing Editor – Dec 4, 2023 Wineberg fronted as a Sergeant First Class in the […]
Mayor’s Fraud – From 51% to 0% Veteran-Owned Business
The mayor of Eastpointe (Michigan) pleaded ‘No Contest’ for fraud in connection with a false claim of operating a veteran-owned business – named ‘Naturally Funny Talent Agency.’ Monique Owens never served in the military but falsely claimed her business was 51% veteran-owned. The judge sentenced Owens to six months non-reporting probation and 100 hours of […]
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